Hand baggage



H. B. HOPPIN HAND BAGGAGE -sept.zz,1925. l 1,554,431

Filed May 51, 1924 2 sheets-sheet 2 yPatented Sept. '22, 1925.

UNITED' STAT-Es PATENT y OFFICE.

nanny B. Horrm, or woncnsirnn, xassacnusmms, Assn-mon 'ro WARREN Lumina. ooons co., or woncnsrnn, uassacnusmms, a conronuron or nassacnusm'rs.

HAND BAGGAG.

Apliuuon mea my s1, 1.924.. serial no. 716,871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY B. HoPPIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVorcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Hand Baggage, of which the following is a specification.

This invention'` relates to hand ba gage such as suit cases, travelling bags, hat Xes and other similar articles. It is the general object of my invention to provide certain improvements in articles of this general type bv which both the appearance and the utility. of the articles will be substantially increased. With this general object in view, dierent features of my invention are shown in the drawings and described in the specification and will be more particularly set forth in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a partial top view of a snit case embodying the novel features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a partial side elevation thereof;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are detail sectional views, talren along the lines 3-3`, 4-4 and 5--5 in Fig. 6 is a partial side elevation of a hat box embodying my improvements;

Fig. 7 is a partial plan viewthereof; and

Fig. 8 -is a partial side elevation of a travelling bag also embodying certain of my improvements.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 5, I have shown a suit case comprising side. members 10, end members 11, and top members 12. The side members 10 meet the end members 11 and top-members 12 in corners which are covered and protected with -reinforcing strips 13. These strips 13 are firm-` ly secured to the body members by rows of stitching 14 as indicated in Fi 5. Along one edge of each re-ilorcing stri 13 .I insert a filler piece 15, which is pre erably doubled to form a fold adjacent one outer edge of the strip 13. The filler piece 15 is secured in position by one of the rows of stitches 14 by which the strip 13 -is at tached.

The piece 15 forms a tight joint betweenv the strip 13 and the body, and the fold yof the filler material protects and partially conceals the edge of the strip 13.

When the filler piece 15 is made of a materialv which contrasts sharply in appearance with the re-inforcing strip 13 and also with the body portion 12, the strip 13 adds materially the arti le.

A handle is secured `to the suit case by links 21 and attachin devices'22, said devices being commonlyv gormed of leather secured by stitching 23. The handle is provided' with depressions 24 (Fig. 4) along the edges thereof and is also preferably molded in convex form, as shown at 25, between the depressions 24. A layerof coverin material 26 is placed over the convex port1on-25 and the edges thereof are secured within the depressions 24 and are partially concealed in said depressions.

The covering material 26 protects the body ofthe handle from` injury and when of a color or material contrasting with the body portion of the handle, a pleasing and ornamental effect is also attained. Il also findA it desirable to insert a layer of material 27 under each attaching device 22, the edge of the layer 27 projecting beyond the edge of the device l22 and forming a border which may also be of a contrasting color or appearance.

lto the pleasing appearance of In Figs. 6 and .7, have shown the iml provements above described as applied to a `hat-box having the filler pieces 30, handle coverin 31, and the interposed layers 32 under t e handle attaching devices 33. .In Fig. 8 I have shown the use of iller pieces 35 and36. at different portions of the body of a hand bag. i'

.Having thus described the details of con-v struction of my improvements, it will be seen that I have added materially to both the appearance and utility of the articles *of hand baggage herein described, protecting portions of the article from wear, and also concealing the edges of the reinforcing ing to form a corner, a reinforcing strip l covering said corner, means to secure said strip to said body portions along the edges thereof, and a filler piece interposed between Asaid body .and said reinforcing strip along one edge of said strip and firmly secured in such position, said ller piece being folded, the fold projecting slightly beyond the edge of said reinforcing stri to form a bead adjacent the edge of sai reinforcing 2. In hand baggage, body portions meeting to form a corner, a reinforcing strip covering said corner, means to secure said strip to said body portions along the edges thereof, and a filler piece formed of matel rial of different visual characteristics interosed between said body and said reinforcmg strip along one edge of said strip and firmly secured vin such position, said filler piece being folded, the fold projecting appearance with said reinforcing strip and also with said body portions.v

3. In hand baggage, a handle comprising a body portion of solid leather having a laterally extended cross section outwardly curved above and below` at the middle portion of said section to form longitudinally extended. enlarged portions, and having depressions along its upper edges at each side of said longitudinally extended upwardly-v curved portion, and a piece of covering material of contrasting appearance overlying the upwardly curved central upper portion of said handle, and having its yedges secured in said depressions.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af` xed my signature.

l HARRY B. HOPPIN. 

